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furbucillin

furbucillin noun: a penicillin antibiotic.

Noun

furbucillin (uncountable)

  1. A penicillin antibiotic.

Origin of furbucillin

From fur(an) + (iso)bu(tyl) + -cillin (“6-aminopenicillanic acid derivative”).

Questions about furbucillin

What does furbucillin mean?
Furbucillin means a penicillin antibiotic.
What part of speech is furbucillin?
Furbucillin is a noun.

Words near furbucillin in the dictionary

  1. furbishers
  2. furbishes
  3. furbishing
  4. furbishings
  5. furbisht
  6. furbucillin
  7. furburger
  8. furburgers
  9. Furbush
  10. Furbushes
  11. Furby

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